Fishing-reel.



No. 628,847. Patented July u, I899. 11. m. llUARLES, In.

FISHING REEL. {Application filed July 19, 1896.)

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No. 628,847. Patented luly u, I899.

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FISHING REEL.

(Application filed July 19, 1898.)

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DUNCAN MQQUARLES, Jlt, OF OLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE.

FISHING-REEL.

' SPECIFICA-TIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 628,847, dated July11, 1899.

Application filed July 19, 1398. Serial No. 685,364. (No model.)

To alt whom it may concur-It:

Be it known that I, DUNCAN M. QUAnLns, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Clarksville, in the county of Montgomeryand State ofTennessee, have invented a new and useful Fishing-Reel, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fishing-reels of that classwherein a line-spool is used in connection with the winding-spring,which may be operatively connected at any suitable time with theline-spool to control the rotation thereof and cause the line to exertresistance to the movement of the fish; and the primary object oftheinvention is to provide a simple, strong, and efficient structure bywhich a fish may be hooked, played, broken down, and drawn inautomatically through the action of the mainspring on the line-spool andat the same time continually keep a tight line on the fish.

A further object of the invention is to mount the line-spool in suchrelation to the mainspring and the operatingcrank that said spool isperfectly poised at all times to rotate with freedom when unclutchedfrom the train of gearing controlled by the mainspring and the operatingcrank-shaft, thereby making the reel a perfect bait-casting device inwhich there is no hindrance, practically, to the free play of the lineas it is uncoiled from the spool.

A further object of theinvention is to provide an improved constructionof automatic centrifugal clutch between the mainspringgearing and theline-spool arbor in which the elements are simple and efficient and arecontrolled wholly by the tension of the main spring.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved crank-shaftdevice which may be quickly and readily released from the line-spoolarbor to render the latter free and unobstructed in its action, butwhich permits the crank and its gearing to be operatively connected withthe line-spool arbor for rotating the latter by hand in the same mannerand with the same facility as an ordinary multiplying-reel.

\Vith these ends in view the invention consists in the novel combinationof elements and in the construction and arrangement of parts,which willbe hereinafter fully described and claimed. I

To enable others to understand the invention, a preferred embodimentthereof is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, formin g a part ofthis specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of afishing reel constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is anenlarged vertical sectional view taken centrally through the reel in thedirection of the line-spool arbor, the plane of section beingindicated'by the dotted line 2 2 of Fig.4. Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse sectional elevation through a part of the mainspringdrum onthe plane indicated by the dotted line 3 3 of Fig. 2 looking in thedirection indicated by the arrow. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional viewsomewhat similar to Fig. 3, but taken on the plane indicated by thedotted line 4 4: of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction indicated by thearrow. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail face View showing the bridge-platein its invert-ed position when detached from the spring-actuated drumand illustrating the driving member of theclutch between the train ofspringcontrolled gearing and the spindle of the linespool arbor. Fig. 6is a face View oi the driven member of the clutch between the linespoolarbor and the train of gearing controlled by the mainspring. Fig. '7 isa detail perspective view of the centrally-pivoted clutcharm. vFig. 8 isa detail perspective view of the manual detent and its spring for thetrain of gearing between the mainspring and the line-spool. Fig. 9 is anenlarged detail sectional view through the crank-shaft by which theline-spool may be actuated by hand. Fig. 10 is a detail sectional viewon the plane indicated by the dotted line 10 10 of Fig. 2 looking in adirection toward the removable capplate of the reel frame or housing.Fig. 11 is a detail transverse section through the parts shown by Fig. 5on the plane indicated by the dotted line 11 11 of said Fig. 5. Fig.

12 is a detail perspective of the detent-pawl with which Fig. 8.

Like numerals of reference denote like and corresponding parts in eachof the severa figures of the drawings.

The frame or housing of the improved reel is associated the spring shownby is indicated in its entirety by the numeral 1, and it consists ofthemain plate 2, the ring or annulus 3, and the posts 4. The ringand mainplate are spaced apart a suitable distance to accommodate betweenthemselves the line-spool, and said ring and plate are concentric witheach other. These parts are joined rigidly and firmly together by theseries of posts 4, and the posts are shouldered,

as at 5, and united rigidly to the main plate 2, while the other ends oftheposts are socketed in the ring 3 and firmly secured thereto by theshort screws 6. In the opposing faces of the main plate 2 and the ring3of the reelhousing are formed the concentric guide recesses or grooves7, which accommodate the edges of the line-spool heads or end plates,

and said line-spool is thus arranged compactly and snugly within thereel-housing,

whereby the line is prevented from catching in the spool during therotation thereof to coil or uncoil the line.

I The line-spool 8 is cast in a single piece of metal, and it consistsof a barrel 9, the heads or end plates 10, and the sleeve-like hub 11.

The heads or end plates of the line-spool are of dished or flared formto provide recesses in the'ends of the spool, and atone end this spoolaccommodates the multiplying-gearing between the crank-shaft and thespool-arbor,

thus housing certain of the operating devices within the line-spoolitself and protecting them from injury and accumulations of dirt.

The line-spool arbor 12 passes through the sleeve-hub 11 of the spool S,and the parts are rigidly joined or secured together. One

end of this arbor 12 is extended beyond the hub of the spool forasuitable distance, nearly to the main plate 2 of the reel-housing, and

at this point the spindle is reduced to form the shoulder 14 and theextended spindle 1b.

The spindle 13 is prolonged considerably beyond the shouldered end 14:of the arbor 12,

so as to extend through a bushing and into the chamber of aspring'actuated drum, as willpresently appear, and this shoulder lat ofthe arbor 12 is properly supported within the bushing to enable thearbor and spool to rotate freely and operatively within the housing. Theother end of the arbor 12 is extended or prolonged beyond the hub 11 ofthe line-spool, and its extremity provides a pintle 15, which isproperly fitted in a cap-bearing 18 on the cap-plate 16. This cap-plateis ap plied laterallyagainst the outer exposed face of the ring3,forming a part of the reel-housing, and said cap-plate serves to closethe central opening of the ring,to which it is firmly but detachablysecured by the short screws 17, The cap-bearing 18 for the pintle 15 ofthe line-spool arbor is closed at its outerend,

and thereby forms a thrust-bearing for the arbor 12. From the foregoingdescription it will be obvious that both ends of the linespool arbor aresupported in proper bearings on the reel-housing or parts attachedthereto,

and said bearings are fashioned to take up the end thrust of the arbor,whereby the linespool is perfectly poised within the reel-housing torotate with extreme freedom therein.

The bushing heretofore referred to is indicated by the numeral 19, andit is attached firmly to the main plate 2 of the reel-housing in axialrelation to the line-spool arbor. This bushing extends across thespring-chamber formed by an annular flange 2 on the main plate of thereel-housing, and-said bushing is externally threaded for a part of itslength for the purpose of screwing it into a central threaded opening ofthe main plate 2, thereby firmly attaching the bushing to the mainplate. Through the bushing extends an axial bore or passage 21, and atopposite ends of the bushing this bore is enlarged, as at 20. The boreor passage 21 serves as the journal-bearingfor the reduced spindle 13 ofthe line-spool arbor, and the shoulder 1 1 of said arbor is arranged tobear against one end of the bushing, as shown by Fig. 2, thus properlysupporting the arbor for free rotation in the bushing and the shoulderseryingto hold the arbor against end wise movementin one directioninthebushing. The bushing, at its end opposite to the main plate, is reducedsomewhat and made smooth externally to form a shouldered bearing 22, onwhich the. spring-actuated drum is loosely fitted for free rotation, andthis shouldered bearing of the bushing passes through the inner memberof the spring actuated drum, so that its extremity extends into saiddrum. This extremity of the fixed bush ng 19 is reduced and externallythreaded to provide a threaded tenon 23, on which is screwed the fastmember of a train of gearing between the line-spool 'arbor and thespring-actuated drum, and this fast member of the gearing serves to holdthe spring actuated drum against endwise displacement on the shoulderedbearing 22 ot the bushing. The external thread, by which the bushing ismade fast to the main plate 2 of the reel-housing, is indicated by thenumeral 24 and, as before explained, the threaded inner end 24: of thebushing is screwed into a threaded central opening of the main plate 2.The bushing 19 lies centrally to the main plate 2 and concentric withthe annular flange 2 thereof, thus providing a spring-chamber on theouter side or faceof the main plate. The outer open side of this annularchamber formed by the main plate and its flange is designed to be closedby the rotatable spring-actuated drum 27,

. which is applied to said open end of the chamher and is properlyfitted to the shouldered bearing 22 of the fixed bushing.

The mainspring 25 is a powerful'helical spring compactly fitted withinthe flange 2 of the main plate and coiled around the fixed bushing 19,and the inner end of this helical mainspring is firmly attached to thebushing in a suitable wayas, for instance, by the screw 26-which passesthrough an opening in the spring and is received within a socket of thefixed bushing.

The spring-actuated drum 27, which is operatively fitted to theshouldered bearing of the bushing and against the annular flange of themain plate 2, is divided transversely to produce two sections 29 and 30,which are detachably and rigidly coupled together, as will presentlyappear, and the disk or plate of the inner drum -section 30 is the partthat is loosely fitted on the shouldered bearing 22 of thebushing.Thisinnermemberofthespringactuated drum has the outer end of themainspring fastened thereto by means of a post 28, which is rigidly.secured to said section 30 of the drum and extends inwardly into thespringchamber for said outer end of the spring to be secured thereto.The two sections 29 30 of the spring-actuated drum are closely fittedtogether by a lap-joint 31 between the flanges of said sections, and thesections are united together detachably by the series of posts 32. Thetwo sections of the drum form within themselves a chamber in which iscontained the trainof gearing and the clutch mechanism by which themainspring may be operatively connected with the extended spindle 13 ofthe line-spool arbor, and to support the clutch and certain parts of thegearing I employ the bridge-plate 34. This bridgeplate is struck up of asingle piece of metal to form the offset 35 and the feet 36, and saidbridge-plate is arranged to span the inner end of the spindle 13,forming a part of the arbor 12. The feet 36 of the bridge-plate arefitted firmly against the inner section 30 of the spring-actuated drumand are secured firmly thereto by the short screws 37. The offset 35 ofthe bridge-plate is formed or provided with a rigid disk bearing 38,which is on the inner side or face of the offset 35 and is in axialrelation to the spindle 13 of the spoolarbor. In a central opening ofthe bridge and the disk bearing 38 thereon is loosely fitted an arbor39, which is adapted to rotate and to slide freely in the bridge-plateand the bearing, and this arbor 39 is in axial relation to theline-spool arbor 12. The inner part of this arbor 39 is contiguous tothe extremity of the spindle 13, which forms a part of the arbor 12 forthe line-spool, and the outer end of said arbor 39 is loosely fitted inan end bearing 57, which is rigidly secured to the outer section ormember 29 of the two-part spring-actuated drum 27. At one side of thefixed bridge and the arbor 39 and Within the chamber of thespring-actuated drum is arranged a spindle 40, the inner end of which isrigidly fastened to the inner section 30 of said drum.

41 designates the stationary gear, forming a part of the train ofgearing between the spring-actuated drum and the spool-arbor 12. Thisstationary gear 41 is provided with a central opening, which isinteriorly threaded, and is screwed upon the threaded tenon 23 of thefixed bushing 19,and through said opening of the stationary gear 41passes the extremity of the spindle 13. A compound gear vices on saidtubular shaft.

consisting of the members 44 and 45.

42 43 iscoustructed with a tubular shaft 42*, one member, 42, of thecompound gear being rigid with one end of the tubularshaft, while theother member, 43, is held by friction de- The tubular shaft is fittedloosely on the fixed spindle 41, and its small gear member 42 mesheswith the stationary gear 41, while the large gear member 43 meshes witha gear-pinion 44*, which is rigidly secured or attached to the slidablearbor 39. Between the inner end of the arbor 39 and the extremity of thespindle 13, forming a part of the line-spool arbor, is arranged anautomatic centrifugal clutch, The driven clutch member 45 is rigidlyattached to the extremity of the spindle 13, while the driving clutchmember 44 is mounted on. the inner end of the arbor 39 for centrifugalplay or movement thereon within certain limits. The driving clutchmember 44 is in the form of a plate which is fitted loosely between thedisk bearing 33 and a clutch-arm 46, which is rigidly fastened to thearbor 39, to extend rigidly therefrom and terminate within the edge ofthe disk bearing 38. This driving clutch member is fitted loosely on theclutcharm 46 by having its pin 48 fit loosely in an aperture 47 of theclutch-arm 46, and said clutch member 44 is held in position betweenthearm 46 and the .disk bearing by a spring 49, which is coiled aroundthe arbor 39 to have one end thereof bear against the offset 35 of thebridge-plate, and its other end is seated against the gear-pinion 44 onthe arbor 39, whereby the spring normally impels the arbor endwise todraw the arm 46 toward the bearing 38 and confine the driving clutchmember 44 loosely in place between the arm 46 and said disk bearing 38.This loosely-mounted clutch'member 44.which is controlled by centrifugalforce under the influence of the mainspring, is adapted to have one endthereof projected outwardly beyond the edge of the disk bearing 38, andthis outward movement of the loose clutch member 44 is limited by arecessed part 51 comingin contact with the arbor 39. The inward movementof the centrally-pivoted driving clutch member 44 is arrested at a pointwithin the limit of the edge of the disk bearing 38 by a stop-pin 50,which is rigidly attached to the clutch member 44 in a position to abutagainst one edge of the radial clutch-arm 46; but this stop-pin does notinterfere with the outward movement of the clutch member undercentrifugal force, due to the rapid rotation of the spring-actuated drumcontrolled by the mainspring.

The driven clutch member 45 is in'the form of a disk, which is rigidlyattached to the extremity of the spindle 13, and this disk 45 is fittedsnugly in a recess"52, formed in the exposed face of the stationary gear41 of the train of gearing. The driven clutch member is thus made fastwith the line-spool arbor, and it is in compact relation to the-drivingIIO clutch member 44 and the gear 41. Said driven clutch member 45 isprovided with a series of outwardly-extending pins or studs 53, whichproject beyond the edge of the disk bearing 38 on the fixed bridge, andsaid driven clutch member is thus arranged to rota'te freely withtheline-spool and its arbor when the driving clutch member 44 lies withinthe edge of the disk bearing 38. The clutch member 44 is, however,adapted to be thrown radially to a position where its protruding endwill engage with one or the other of the pins or studs 53 on the drivenmember 45, and thus the two clutch members may be operat-ively connectedtogether for the purposeof placing the arbor 12 and the line-spool underthe influence of the mainspring, which acts through the drum 27 and thetrain of gearing on the spindle 13 of the line-spool arbor 12.

The tubular shaft 42,carryingthe members of the compound gear, fits idlyon the spindle 40, and one gear member43 is held under tension of aspring brake-disk 54, which is struck up from a single piece of metal inconcavo-convex form. This gear member 43 is fitted loosely on ashouldered end 43 of the tubular shaft 42*, and the tension-disk 54' isfixed rigidly to the extended threaded end 43 of said shaft 42*, saiddisk having its edge fittedina facial recess 55 of the gear 43. Thisfriction spring-disk serves as a friction-brake to the idler-gear toprevent stripping of the gear-teeth under certain conditions of rigidresistance in the service of the reel.

58 designatesacontrolling-detent which is adapted to be operativelyengaged with the member 43 of the compound gear between the fixed gear41 and the rotary gear 44 on the arbor 39. This controlling-detentconsists of a pawl which is fast to a shaft 59,

mounted in the sections 29 and'30 of the spring-actuated drum, and withthis detentpawl is operatively connected a leaf-spring '60, situatedwithin the spring-actuated drum and having one end rigidly fastened tothe peripheral flange of one section of said drum. The free end of thisspring is forked or bifurcated to provide two arms 63 and (34, and onearm, 64, is bent to overhang the pivoted pawl 58,while the other, 63, isbent-under the pivotal shaft of the pawl and engages with the oppositeside of said pawl. The arm 63 is stronger than the arm 64, and to thespring is attached a push-pin 65, which is adapted to play in an openingin the annular flange of the drum member 29. As this detent-pawl iscarried by the rotatable spring-actuated drum, the push-pin may beforced inwardly for the pawl to be pressed against the tension'of itsholding-spring 60, thereby causing the pawl to engage with the gearmember 43 and hold the barrel against rotation on the reel-housing whenthe mainspring is woundup. After the mainspring has been placed undertension the drum may be allowed to rotate backwardly a-few turns, andwhen the operator presses inwardly on the push-pin the detent-pawlengages with the gear 43 to hold the drum fast; and simultaneously withthis operation the loose centrally pivoted clutch member 44 will bethrown outwardly beyond the edge of the disk bearing 38, thereby movingit to a position to engage with one or the other of the pins on thedriven clutch member 45. The mainspring is thus connected through thedrum, the gearing, and the clutch with the line-spool. Now, if a pull orjerk is exerted on the line in one directionas, for instance, by thestruggle of a fish in an effort to free itself from the hookmotion willbe imparted through the spool, its arbor, and the train of gears to thepinion 43, and the pawl will be released from said gear 43, so that thefull force of the mainspring will be thrown on the line-spool.

I have also equipped my-reel with a crank shaft and multiplying-gear bywhich the linespool may be rotated, and to properly support thecrank-shaft we provide a fixed tubular bearing on the cap-plate 16, theinner end of said bearing 70 being extended through the plate 16 to forma shoulder 71. A crank-shaft 72 is fitted loosely in this tubularbearing 70 to rotate freely therein and to move endwise for the purposeof throwing the shaft into and out of gear Wit-h the linespool arbor,and to the outer end of this shaft 72 is fitted a crank-arm 73, having ahandle 74, which is slipped over the end of the shaft and is held inplace by a screw '75, which enters a socket in the extremity of theshaft and has its head arranged to bear against the crank-arm. Agear-wheel 76 is fitted loosely on the shoulder 71 of the tubularbearing on the inside of the reel-housing, and this gearwheelis providedwith a series of clutch-pins 77, which are arranged parallel to the axisof the shaft and extend in circular series around the same. Thegear-wheel 76 is supported on the bearings 70 independent of the shaft72, which is adapted to slide loosely through said gear-wheel, and theinner end of this shaft is provided with a transverse clutch-pin 78,which extends in opposite directions beyond the shaft and is adapted toengage with any two of the clutch-pins 77 on diametrically oppositesides of the shaft. The shaft 7 2 may be forced inwardly through thetubular bearing 70 for the radial clutch-pin 78 to clear the extremitiesof the clutch-pins 77, thus freeing the shaft and its pin 78 from thegear 76 or its pins 77, but when the shaft is drawn outwardly theclutch-pin 78 thereon is adapted to engage with two of the clutch-pinson the gear 76, thus making the gear fast with the shaft and causing theshaft and gear to rotate together. This gear 76 is in mesh with agear-pinion 79, which is secured rigidly to the pintle 15 of theline-spool arbor, and when the crank-shaft is clutched to the gear 76the rotary motion of the shaft will be communicated to the line-spoolarbor to rotate the line-spool. It is evident that the crankshaft may beunclutched from the gear 76, and thus the line-spool may rotate freelyWithout hindrance from the crankshaft. To the inner face of thecap-plate 16 is rigidly secured an irregular leaf-spring 80, which isfastened at one end by means of a screw 81, and the free end of thispressure-spring S0 is forked or slotted, as at 82, for operativel yconmeeting the spring to the crankshaft, so that the latter may rotatefreely without hin drance from the spring, which normally exerts itstension to hold the shaft in a position where its radial clutch-pin 78will engage with the pins on the gear 76. This pressure of the spring 80is restrained by the action of a locking device which may fit in eitherof the grooves 83 84, which are provided circumferentially on thecrank-shaft "2 at suitable points from each other. In either of thesegrooves is adapted to fit a locking-pin 85, which passes through asuitable opening in the tubular fixed bearing 70, and this looking-pinis carried by a spring-arm 86, the heel of which is fastened to thecap'plate 16 by means of a screw 87. This locking-spring 86 is readilyaccessible from the outside of the reel-housing for the purpose ofretracting the pin from one of the grooves, and thus the shaft may beforced outwardly by the pressure of its spring 80 or it may be pushedinwardly by hand, the locking device serving to hold the shaft in eitherof its positions.

The drag for checking the rotation of the line-spool is in the form of aleaf-spring 88. (See Fig. 10.) One end of this spring is arranged toengage with one member of the multiplyinggear between the crank-shaftand the line-spool arbor, preferably the gearpinion 79. This drag-springis attached to the carrying-block 89, which is supported on thecap-plate 16 by an adjusting-screw 90, the headed and notched end ofwhich is accessible from the outside of the reel-housing.

As is usual in the art, a saddle-plate 91 is secured rigidly to two ofthe connecting-posts 4, between the main plate and the ring 3 of thereel-housing, and this saddle-plate pro vides means by which the reelmay be attached to the pole.

The improved fishing-reel has all of its op erating parts supported on asimple and strong construction of housing, and the linespool is poisedwithin the reel so as to rotate with great freedom therein, thus makingthe reel well adapted as a bait-casting device. The detent-pawl and thecrank-shaft may be adjusted to free the mainsprin'g and themultiplying-gearing from the line-spool, thus contributing to thefreedom of rotation of said line-spool. By placing the mainspring un dertension, which is effected readily by rotating the drum, which isloosely coupled to the main plate of the housing, and adjusting thecontrolling-detent 58, the drum. may be held from rotation; but bypermitting the drum to rotate backwardly a few turns the Gil on theline-spool when strain is exerted 011 the line sufficiently to uncouplethe gear 43 from the detent-pawl. The reel is thus well adapted forautomatic operation according to the strain which may be exerted on theliue-spool by the efforts of the fish hooked to the end of the line.

It will be observed that the improved reel combines in a simplestructure the desired features of an automatic tension device and ameans by which the line-spool may be controlled by hand, and all theworking parts or devices of the structure are housed or arrangedcompactly with relation to the linespool. g

It will be understood that the rotatable drum carries with it the trainof gearing, except the gear which is fixed to the bushing, and that saiddrum is controlled by the mainspring, which is housed within astationary part of the reel-frame or housing. The gearing serves tomultiply the number of rotations of the line-spool, and the springoffers resistance to the pull on the line against the move ments of thefish, so as to keep at all times the necessary tautness, and thusobviate slackening and entanglement of the line. The compound gear hasits member 43 pressed against the shouldered end of the tubular shaft bythe friction-spring plate with sufficient force to insure rotation ofthe gear 43 with the shaft and the gear member e2 to insure rotation ofthe gears 42 43 with said shaft; but in the event of rigid resistance tothe rotation of the gears 4:2 43 the friction-disk yields sufficientlyfor the gear 43 to slip on the shaft 42, and thus obviate stripping ofthe gear-teeth.

Slight changes may be made in the form of some of the parts while theiressential features are retained and the spirit of the inventionembodied. Hence I do not desire to be limited to the precise form of allthe parts as shown, reserving the right to vary therefrom.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is-- 1. In afishing-reel, the combination with a housing, a mainspring-actuated drumand a line spool arbor, of gearing between the spring-actuated drum andthe housing, and a centrifugal clutch having its driving member carriedby one of the gears and its driven member attached to the line-spoolarbor, substantially as described.

2. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a line-spool arborand aspring-controlled drum, of a train of gearing having a fixed member, acompound gear, and an arbor carrying a rotary gear, a centrifugal clutchwith one member mounted on theline-spool arbor and its other memberattached to the arbor of the train of gearing, and a detent deviceadapted 3. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a line-spool arbor,and a train of gearing having an arbor, 39, in alinement withsaidlinespool arbor, of an' automatic clutch having its driven memberfast with the line-spool arbor and provided with a series of circumferential pins or studs and its driving member connected with the arbor,39, and adapted to be thrown outwardly to engage with one or the otherof said pins or studs, substantially as described.

4:. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a reel-housing, a rotatablespring-controlled drum and a line-spool having its arbor extended intosaid drum, of a train of gearing one member of which is fixed to thehousing and another member is carried by an arbor, 39, supported withinthe drum, a bridge-plate attached to the drum and provided with a diskbearing, a driven clutch member attached to the line-spool arbor andprovided with clutch pins or studs, an arm rigid with the arbor, 39, anda centrally-pivoted driving clutch member carried by the arm and adaptedto engage with one of the pins on the driven clutch member,substantially as described. v

5. In a fishing-reel, a bridge-plate provided with a disk-bearing, aslidable and rotary arbor mounted in said plate" and bearing andprovided with agear-pinion and with a clutcharm, a driving clutch memberpivoted centrally to the clutch-arm and confined loosely between thelatter and the disk-bearing, and a spring acting against said arbor, incom bination with a line-spool arbor carrying a driven housing, of afixed bushing thereon, a line spool mounted at one end in the housingand having its other end provided with a spindle which extends throughthe bushing, a spring,

a spring-actuated drum, and a clutch-controlled train of gearing betweenthe drum and the line spool arbor, substantially as described.

8. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a housing, a mainspring and adrum carrying a train of gearing, and a clutch mechanism, of aline-spool arbor poised within the reelhousing for free rotation thereinand provided with an extended spindle on which is mounted adriven memberof said clutch mechanism, and a manually-operative multiplying-gearingembodying clutch mechanism by which it may be thrown into and out ofmeshwith the line-spool, substantially as described.

9. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a reel-housing, of a fixedbushing, a linespool supported at one end within the housing andprovided at its opposite end with a spindle which is mounted for freerotation in the bushing and to have endwise thrust against the same, aspring-actuated drum connected to said housing, a spring attached at oneend to the bushing and at its other end to the drum, a train of gearinghaving one member mounted on the bushing and its remaining memberssupported within the said drum, and a clutch mechanism between thelinespool arbor and one of the gears, substantially as described.

10. In a fishing-reel, a reel-housing, a bushing fixed to said housing,a spring-actuated drum operatively fitted to the housing and rotatablysupported on the bushing, and a line-spool having its spindle supportedrota tably in the bushing, in combination with a train of gearing, amainspring and a clutch mechanism, substantially as described.

11. In a fishing-reel, a reel-housing and a bushing secured rigidlythereto and having a shouldered bearing and a threaded te'non, incombination with a line-spool having its spindle extended through thebushing, a mainspring attached to the bushing, a spring-actuated drumfitted to the shouldered bearing of the bushing, a train of gearing onemember of which is fixed to the threaded tenon of the bushing toconfine'the spring-actuated drum against displacement, and a clutchmechanism, substantially as described.

12. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a spring-actuated drum and atrain df gearing, of a pivoted detent for engaging with one of the trainof gears, and a forked spring carrying a push-pin and having two armswhich are arranged to engage with the detent on opposite sides thereof,substantially as described.

13. In a fishing-reel, a centrifugal clutch mechanism substantially asdescribed comprising a revoluble disk having a series of studs or pins,a bridge-plate, and another member mounted loosely in the bridge-plateconcentric with the axis of the revoluble disk and lying normally withinthe path of said studs or pins, the loose clutch member being movedcentrifugally to engage with one of the studs or pins, substantially asdescribed.

14. In a fishing-reel, a clutch mechanism substantially as describedcomprising a re'voluble disk or plate having a series of studs or pins,an arbor mounted concentric to the axis of the disk and carrying an arm,and another clutch member pivoted centrally to the arm to lie normallyin the pathof the studs or pins and arranged to be thrown by centrifugalforce into engagement with one stud or pin, substantially as described.

15. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a housing and a line-spool,of a slidable and rotary crank-shaft provided with the annular groovesand with a radial clutch-pin, a gear mounted on the housing independentof said shaft and provided with clutch pins orstuds x with which theradial pin of the shaft may engage, a spring acting against the shaft, alocking device mounted on the housing for engagement with the shaft, anda gear-pinion on the line-spool arbor, substantially as described.

16. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a line-spool arbor, arotatable drum, and a fixed gear, of a shaft carrying a gear, afriction-controlled gear normally fast with said shaft and adapted toslip thereon under undue resistance, and clutch devices between theline-spool arbor and the friction-controlled gear, substantially asdescribed.

17. In a fishing-reel, the combination with a line-spool arbor, arotatable drum, and a fixed gear, of a spindle carried by said drum, atubular shaft having a gear which meshes with the fixed gear, a loosegear on the tubular shaft, a friction-disk fixed to the tubular shaftand engaging with the gear to make the same normally fast with thetubular shaft,-

